FIVE USBC BOARD
NOMINEES SELECTED

Incumbent United States Bowling Congress President Darlene Baker of Mahomet, Ill., and USBC Director Marci Williams of Wichita, Kan., join newcomers Jo Dimond of Columbus, Ohio, Karen Jost of Alexandria, Va., and Karl Kielich of El Paso, Texas, to form the 2011 slate of candidates for the USBC Board of Directors. > > The five nominees were selected by the USBC Nominating Committee as candidates for four open positions on the board. The committee may slate up to two candidates for each open position. Additional candidates may still run from the floor.> > Baker began her first term as president in 2010 and has served on the USBC Board of Directors since the organization's inception in 2005. Williams was elected to a three-year term in 2008. Dimond, Jost and Kielich are being considered for the first time.> > Current USBC Board members Nicholas Hoagland and Barbara Chrisman are not seeking re-election. > > USBC Convention delegates will vote on the four open positions July 1 in Grapevine, Texas. Biographies of the slated candidates will be available on BOWL.com no later than the end of April.